On
Wednesday, my students and I went to Yogyakarta. We stayed at Dirgahayu hotel which
is not far from Malioboro.

On
Thursday, we visited the temples in Prambanan. There are three big temples, the
Brahmana, Syiwa and Wishnu Temples. They are really amazing. We visited only
Brahmana and syiwa temples because Wisnu temple is being renovated

On Friday morning, we went to
Yogyakarta keraton. We spent two hours there. we were lucky because we led by a
smart and friendly guide. Then we continued our journey to Borobodur. We
arrived there at 4 pm. At 5 p.m we heard an announcement that Borobudur gate
was closed. In the evening, we left for Jakarta by Wisata bus.

1.The text mainly discusses ….

a. the writer’s trip to Yogyakarta d.
the writer’s experience at Yogyakarta
keraton

b. the writer’s first visit to Prambanan e.
the writer’s impression about Borobudur

c. the writer’s impression about the guide

2.Which temple is being renovated?

a. Syiwa d. Borobudur

b. Wisnu e. Syiwa and wisnu

c. Brahma

3.Which of the following statement is TRUE?

a. the
writer and the students went to Yogyakarta for having a research

b. the
writer went to Borobudur first and then
to keraton

c. the
writer was very disappointed with the guide

d. Malioboro
is very far from Dirgahayu Hotel

e. the
writer left for Jakarta on Friday

Text (For questions no 4 - 6)

A fox fell into a well and
couldn’t get out. By and by a thirsty goat comes along. Seeing the fox in the well,
it asked if the water was good. “Good,” said the fox,” it’s the best water I’ve
tasted in all my life. Come down and try it yourself”.

The goat was thirsty so he got
into the well. When he had drunk enough, he looked around but there was no way
to get out. Then the fox said,” I have a good idea. You stand on your hind legs
and put your forelegs against the side of the well. Then, I’ll climb on your
back. From there, I’ll step on your horns and I can get out. And when I’m out.
I’ll help you out of the well.”

The goat did as he was asked and
the fox got on his back and climbed out of the well. Then he coolly walked away. The goat called out loudly after him and
reminded him of his promise to help him out. The fox merely turned to him and
said,” If you only had thought carefully about getting out, you wouldn’t have
jumped into the well “.

The goat felt very sad. He called
out loudly. An old man walking nearby heard him and put a plank into the well.
The goat got out and thanked to the old man

4.The text tells the story of ….

a. a
fox d. an old man and the fox

b. a
goat e. the goat and an old man

c. a
fox and a goat

5.Paragraph two mainly tells ….

a. how
the fox helped the goat d. the fox’s idea to get out of
the well

b. why
the fox got into the well e. how both the goat and the fox
got out of the well

c. how
the fox got out of the well

6. “The goat
did as he was asked ….” (p.3)

What does the above sentence mean?

a. The
goat drunk enough and looked around

b. The
goat came down to the well and drank

c. The
goat called out loudly after the fox got out

d. The
goat waited someone who might help him

e. The
goat stood on his hind legs and put his forelegs against the side of the well

Text (For questions no 7 - 10 )

Forest are very important to keep
the soil fertile and to prevent flood. The fallen leaves and decayed plants
become humus which makes the soil rich and holds the rainwater.

For many years, people have not been
obeying the government’s regulations. They have been cutting down the trees
carelessly. As a result, thousands of hectares of land have become worse and
the rivers will be full of mud. In the wet season there will be erosion and
floods which will destroy the farm lands and villages.

7.What is the main idea of paragraph 2?

a. rivers
are full of mud d. erosions have caused floods

b. land
becomes infertile e. deforestation has caused a lot of destruction

c. floods
destroy villages

8.The following statement are the advantages of
forests mentioned in the text, EXCEPT ….

a. they
keep the soil fertile d. they hold rainwater

b. they
prevent flood e. they produce fresh air

c. they
produce humus

9.Humus is made from ….

a. fertile
soil d.
a kind of artificial fertilizer

b. rown
leaves e.
decayed plants and leaves

c. the
root of tree

10.The soil fertile
and to prevent flood. The underlined word is synonymous to ….

a. cause d. change

b. move e. produce

c. hinder

Text (For questions no 11 - 12)

·Always take off your jewellery before doing housework. Detergents and
cleaning powder can make it dull

·Put jewellery on last when
dressing, perfumes and hairsprays can tarnish it

·Don’t swim when wearing any gold- you might lose it. Also, chlorine
and saltwater can have a bad effect

·Clean it regularly. Soak in warm soapy water and gently brush with
toothbrush. Rinse in clean water and dry with a soft , clean cloth.

·To prevent scratching, keep gold separately in a jewel box

11. What is the topic of the text?

a. carat guide c.
going for gold e. What to look for

b. Buyer’s Guide d.
caring for gold

12. Which of the following can make your jewellery
tarnish?

a. hairsprays and chlorine c.
cleaning powders and perfumes e.
salt water and warm soapy water

b. hairsprays and perfumes d.
detergents and cleaning water

Text (For questions no 13 - 15)

The Jakarta Post, a
leading English- language daily newspaper, requires a qualified reporter. The
following qualifications are required :

Please send an application letter in English, a copy of current
curriculum vitae, a photocopy of identification card, a photocopy of diploma,
a photocopy of TOEFL score, a sample of writing in English, and a recent
passport sized photograph to

Human Resources Manager

The Jakarta Post

PO BOX Palmerah, Jakarta, 11001

Application should reach us before March 20,
2009.

13. Under what heading is this text likely found?

a.
housing b. education c.
furniture d. job vacancy e.
travel agency

14. The Jakarta Post is looking for a person who
is qualified in ….

a.
Teaching English c. making a series of tests e.
being a human resource manager

J.P
: there was a bad accident on Sudirman street last night. A bus which was
travelling south was hit by a large truck. Several people in the bus were
killed, including the driver. The injured people were taken to the hospital.
The driver of the truck was drunk. He was taken to the police station to be
interrogated.

16.What
happened on Sudirman street last night ?

a. a
bus crash d.
a dead drunken driver

b. a
truck crash e. a
fight between two drivers

c. a
terrible accident

17.The
accident happened because ….

a.
the driver of the truck was drunk d. the driver of the bus escaped

b.
the driver of the truck ran away e. the driver of the bus was ill

c.
the driver of the bus was killed

18.The injured
people were taken to the hospital. The underlined word means ….

Stir together flour, baking
powder and salt. In a separate bowl, combine eggs and milk. Then, add to flour
mixture, stirring only until smooth. After that, blend in melted butter. Cook
on a hot, greased griddle, using about ½ cup of butter for each pancake. Cook
until brown on one side and around edge, turn and brown the other side. Recipe
for pancake serves 4

20.The goal
of the text above is to tell us ….

a. the
process of making cakes d. a description of pancake

b. ingredients
needed to make pancake e. how to make pancake

c. how
to serve pancake

21.The melted
butter is mixed together into ….

a. the
mixture of flour, egg and milk d. the mixture of baking
powder, salt and egg

b. the
mixture of milk and baking powder e. the mixture of egg, flour and salt

c. the
mixture of egg and flour

Text
(For questions no 22 - 23)

Tom !

I am going to Anula supermarket to get some
sugar. Would you like to turn the stove on when you are home? I have put some
soup there. Just heat it for about 5 minutes and then take it out from stove
before you have dinner

22.What is
the message about ?

a. Telling
Tom to eat the soup d.
Telling Tom to heat the soup

b. Asking
Tom to buy some sugar e.
Telling Tom to wait for about 5 minutes

c. Asking
Tom to go to supermarket

23.I’ve put
the soup there. the word there refers to ….

a. home d.
the supermarket

b. kitchen e.
Anula supermarket

c. the
stove

Text (For questions no 24 - 26)

Birds belong to a class of warm
blooded vertebrate animals with feather covered bodies. Next to the animals,
birds are the most important group of land-living vertebrates. All birds have
feathers, although in some types, particularly those that cannot fly, the
normal structure of the feathers may be much modified and be downy, woolly, or
straw like. The forelimbs of birds are modified into wings. The bony part of
the tail, except in the very earliest fossil birds is very short, and the
visible tail is composed of feathers only. The teeth are absent except in some
fossil forms. As in mammals the only other group of warm-blooded animal ,
the circulation is highly perfected so
that there is no mixing of arterial and venous blood, but the arrangement of
veins and arteries by which this is accomplished different in the two groups.
Birds have keen hearing, although they have no external ears. The sense of
sight also is very keen, but the sense of smell is weak or lacking, except few
vultures and others birds.

24.The
passage is about the …. of birds

a. species d. classification

b. definitions e. characteristic

c. clarification

25.From the
text we can conclude that both birds and mammals have ….

a. backbones d. downy feathers

b. keen sights e. weak sense of smell

c. keen hearing

26.Which of
the following is NOT possessed by birds?

a. Feathers d. Tails

b. Wings e. Ears

c. Teeth

Text (For questions no 27 - 28)

“Bisa Saja” is choosen as the
first single of the album and theme song of BROWNIES, since the lyric reflects
the story in the movie. Budjana of GIGI demonstrates his skills in playing
acoustic guitar in “ Cinta Terakhir “. Three other brand new song “Dilema”,
“Jangan Bilang Pacarku” and “ Semua Orang Berhak Mendapat Rasa
Bahagia”, gives supporting nuances to the movie flow as GIGI composed them
by imagining how the scenes would like look based on the screenplay.

When Hanung Bramantyo, the
director, and Dewa Budjana of GIGI chated, Budjana expressed his interest in
making soundtrack album. Then, he recommended a few of GIGI songs, which the
producer accepted because of the chemistry they created with the movie. Since
GIGI can provide a variety of colors to add all kinds of musical nuances to
enrich the movie, the producer deemed it unnecessary to find other musicians to
complete OST of BROWNIES. Armand Maulana (vocalist), I Gede Dewa Budjana (guitarist),
Thomas Ramdhan (Bass player) , and Gusti Erhandy (Drum-stand-in player for
Budhi haryono) put a lot of effort to this album. As a result, they’ve created
perfect blend of movie and songs that makes BROWNIES tastier.

It’s always fun to have a piece of
Brownies in your mouth. But having it in your stereo set is more entertaining.
No movie is perfect without musical score and OST of Brownies proved it
excellent.

27.The
passage is mainly about …

a.
the description how the album is
accomplished through a series of steps

b. an
account of unusual or amusing incident retold by the album

c.
a
review an of an original soundtrack of movie

d. the
process in making original soundtrack of
movie

e. an
amusing story dealing with experience in different ways

28.Which of
the following statements is NOT TRUE
according to the text?

a. Budjana
is the acoustic guitar player of GIGI

b. “
Bisa Saja” is the theme song of BROWNIES

c. Hanung
Bramantyo is the director of GIGI
band

d. Armand Maulana is the vocalist of GIGI

e. OST
of BROWNIES is excellent

Text (For questions no 29 – 33)

Is Smoking Good For Us?

Before we smoke, it is better to
look at the fact of smoking effects, not only for smokers but also for non
smokers. About 50 thousands people die every year in Britain as the direct
result of smoking. This is the seven times as many as deaths in road accidents.
Nearly a quarter of smokers die because of diseases caused by smoking.

Ninety percent of lung cancers
are caused by smoking. If we smoke five cigarettes a day, we are six times more
likely to die of lung cancer than a non- smoker. If we smoke twenty cigarettes
a day, the risk is nineteen times greater. Ninety five percent of people who
suffer from bronchitis are people who smoke. Smokers are two and half times
more likely to die of heart disease than non- smokers.

Additionally, children of smokers
are more likely to develop bronchitis and pneumonia. In one hour in a smoky
room, a non-smoker breathes as much as substance causing cancer as if he had
smoked fifteen cigarettes.

Smoking is really good for
tobacco companies because they do make much money from smoking habit. Smoking,
however, is not good for everybody else.

29.What is
the text about?

a. A
report of deaths caused by smoking

b. The
effects of smoking for people

c. A
calculation of how many cigarettes that may cause cancer

d. Information
of the effect of smoking to non smokers

e. The
result of smoking habit for tobacco companies

30.Which of
the statement below is TRUE?

a. Smoking
only does a good impact for the tobacco company

b. Non-smokers
don’t have any threat of getting pneumonia

c. Fifteen
cigarettes a day is all right for smokers

d. Smoking
can risk ninety five percent of the people in a country

e. The
risk caused by smoking for non-smokers is low

31.What is
the effect of smoking to non-smokers?

a. It
makes non-smokers healthy d.
It causes so much fun

b. It
makes non-smokers have a good life e. it results in a better lung
function

c. It
risks non-smokers’ health

32.What is
the purpose of the text?

a. To
make people realize the risk of smoking

b. To
make non-smokers stay away from smokers

c. To
make the government stop tobacco production

d. To
make the doctors find the cure of lung cancer

e. To
make people in Britain stop smoking

33.This is the
seven times as many as deaths in road accidents (p.1)

The underlined word refers to ….

a. The
smokers d. the accident

b. The
non-smokers e. the company

c. The
data

Text (For questions no 34 – 37)

During the twentieth century
the world has witnessed the inventions of many amazing things. Television is a
great invention, but there are arguments for and against whether it is the best
invention of the twentieth century

Television was invented in
the1920s and first came to Australia in 1956. It has played an important role
in communicating news. We can learn instantly about what is happening in the
world because of television. Also, television has provided people with entertainment
in their own homes. People in isolated areas can still feel the other part of
the world because of television. For these reasons I feel that television could
be considered the best invention of the twentieth century.

On the other hand, there are
other inventions that could be considered better than television. Some might
argue that computer should be awarded the distinction of being the best
invention because computer has made life easier. Others might argue that medical
inventions such as heart pacemakers are best inventions because they help to
save live.

It can be seen that there are
reasons for and against television being considered the best invention of the
twentieth century. After looking at both sides I still believe it is the best
invention.

34.What does the
text mainly discuss?

a. The role of television in communicating
news

b. The positive and negative impacts of
television

c. The best invention of the twentieth
century

d. Television is the invention of the twentieth
century

e. An argument whether television is the best
invention of the twentieth century.

35.We can
learn instantly about ….

a. with ease d. without delay

b. rather lately e. without doubt

c. very simply

36.Which of
the following is NOT the benefit of
a television?

a. It communicates news

b. It makes people have easy life

c. It provides people with entertainment

d. It informs people instantly what is
happening in the world

e It makes people in isolated areas can feel
the other part of the world

37.Which one
is TRUE according to the text?

a. Television is the only great invention

b. Television makes people feel isolated

c. Computers make people’s lives more
difficult.

d. Television keeps amazing things from
around the world

e. The writer is sure that television is the greatest
invention

Text (For questions no 38 - 41)

Facsimile, often called fax, is a way
of transmitting texts and pictures over telephone lines. News services often
use facsimile to send news, stories and photographs to newspaper and television
stations. Banks, law firms and other businesses use facsimile to send copies of
documents to clients and other organizations.

A device called a facsimile machine is
used for transmitting and receiving images. Facsimile machines resemble small
photocopiers. However, they are equipped with a telephone or are connected to
one. To send a document, the user inserts it into the machine and dials the
telephone number of the receiving fax machine. After the connection is made, an
electronic scanner on the transmitting machine moves across the page and
converts the image into a set of electric signals. These signals travel over
the telephone line to the receiving fax machine. Then machine converts the
electric signals back into an image of the original document and then prints a
copy.

Some
business people use small desktop fax machines or portable models at home or
when they travel. A personal computer can also be used to send and receive
documents if it is equipped with a special electronic circuit board called a
fax board

38.What is
the main information in paragraph 2?

a. a
facsimile machine is a small photocopier

b. a
facsimile machine is equipped with a telephone to transmit images

c. a
facsimile machine transmits and receives images

d. a
facsimile machine converts the electric signals back into an image

e. a
facsimile machine sends documents to distant places

39.What do
you call in the facsimile machine that converts the image of the document into
a set of electric signals?

a. a
copier d. an electronic scanner

b. a
converter e. a transmitting machine

c. a
telephone

40.What do
you need to enable your computer to send and receive documents like a fax?

a. a
fax board d. an electronic circuit

b. a
transmitter e. an electronic scanner

c. a
signal converter

41.…. transmitting
texts and pictures ….

The underlined word may be replaced by
….

a. sending d.
translating

b. changing e.
connecting

c. processing

Text (For questions no 42 - 45)

The Good Stepmother

The old witch locked Hansel in a cage and set
Gretel to clean the house. She planned to eat them both. Each night the
children cried and begged the witch to let them go. Meanwhile, at home, their
stepmother was beginning to wish she had never tried to get rid of the
children. ”I must find them,” she said and set off into the forest.

Many hours later, when her feet were tired from
walking and her lips were dry from thirst, she came to the cottage belonging to
the witch. The stepmother peeped through the window. Her heart cried out when
she saw the two children.

She picked up the broom leaning against the door
and crept inside. The witch was putting some stew in the oven when the
stepmother gave her an almighty push. The witch fell into the oven and the
stepmother shut the door.

“Children, I have come to save you,” she said,
hugging them tightly. I have done a dreadful thing. I hope in time you will
forgive me. Let me take you home and become a family again. They returned to
their home and the stepmother became the best mother anyone could wish to have,
and of course they lived happily ever after.

42.The story
is about a stepmother who ….

a. cried every night d. tried
to run away from a witch

b. planned to eat her children e. Saved
her children from a witch

c. begged a witch for money

43.Which
statement is TRUE about the stepmother?

a. She was the witch’s friend. d. She locked her children in a cage

b. She loved her stepchildren. e. She
visited the witch to see her children.

c. She hit the witch with a broom.

44.“The witch
fell into the oven and the stepmother shut
the door …. ” (p.4)

The
underlined word can be replaced by the word

a. closed d. marked

b. opened e. polished

c. painted

45.How did
the witch die ?

a. She was burnt in the oven d. She was locked in her house

b. She was trapped in a cage e. She was pushed against the wall

c. She was hit with a broom

Text (For questions no 46 - 48)

Philipines : At least nine people
were killed and dozens were injured when the Philipines security forces clashed with dozens of slum
dwellers who resisted the tearing down of their homes in the northern province,
a police commander said Tuesday.

Raul Gonzales, the police chief
in the northern Cordirella area, said that the soldiers and police officers
traded gunfire with dozens of people who are illegally occupying the private
land in Kalinga province.

“our team was ambushed on their
way to the community to be demolished,” said Gonzales. He added that the
security only defended themselves after the residents dug foxholes and opened
fire with automatic rifles.

“nine people were killed and
dozens were wounded, including 10 police officers during almost 10 hours of
fighting. We even had to evacuate some of our officers who needed surgery to
get the bullets from their bodies.”Reuters

46.What is
the passage about?

a. An illegal gunfire trade.

b. A demolition of illegal slum dwellers.

c. A fight between the police officers and the
soldiers.

d. A clash between the security forces and the
slum dwellers.

e. A clash between the police officers and the
security officers.

47.The clash
happened because ….

a. illegal slum dwellers resisted the
demolition of their home.

b. the police officers and soldiers shot the
dwellers.

c. nine people were killed by the security
forces.

d. the police officers firing the dwellers.

e. the people dwelled on private land.

48.Raul
Gonzales said that …

a. ten police officers had to be evacuated.

b. ten police
officers were killed in the fighting.

c. ten police officers were injured during the
fighting

d. some of the wounded people needed surgery.

e. more than ten police officers were killed
and injured an the fighting

Text (For questions no 49 - 50)

The polar bear is a very big
white bear. We call it the polar bear because it lives inside the Arctic Circle
near the North Pole. There are no polar bears at the South Pole.

The polar bears live at the
North pole. There is only snow, ice, and water. There is not any land.

These bears are three meters
long, and weight 450 kilos. They can stand up on their back legs because they
have very wide feed. They can use their
front legs like arms. The Polar bears can swim very well. They can swim 120
kilometres out into the water. They
catch fish and sea animals for food. They go into the sea when they are afraid.

People like to kill the polar
bears for their beautiful white coats. The governments of Canada, the united
states and Russia say that no one can kill polar bears now. They do not want
all of these beautiful animals to die.

49.What does
the passage mainly discuss?

a. The size of polar bears d. Why people hunt polar bears

b. Where polar bears live e. A brief description of polar bears.

c. The habitat of polar bears

50.Which of
the following statements is NOT TRUE
about a polar bear?

a. A polar bear weigh 450 kilos d. A
polar bear goes into the sea when it is angry

b. A polar bear is three meters long e.
A polar bear can swim 120 km out into
the water